Category Archives: pirates
Gaza Peace Aid Ship: Everyone On the Cruise Was Named ‘Mohammed’
from the comments on the superb Canadian blog Small Dead Animals…. “Call me cynical, but I would bet a goat load of shekels that the “peace activists” were testing the Israelis with a manifest that did not include much in … Continue reading
Resident Evil: Gold & the Federal Reserve
Since the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913, the US dollar has lost 95% of it’s value. So while in the short term manipulation of the markets may seem like a reasonable approach, the policies of market manipulation have … Continue reading
Obama Wants Your 401K
from Jesse’s Cafe’ Americain 08 JANUARY 2010 Obama Administration Wants to Annuitize 401k’s and IRA’s – Mandatory “R Bonds” As a rule of thumb, the worst possible time to convert lump sum savings into a fixed income annuity would be … Continue reading
Politics In One Easy Lesson
The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device … Continue reading
Yo Ho! Yo Ho! A Pirate’s Share For Me ~ Investing
The marketplace is as inimicable a force in human affairs as gravity in planetary physics. States can distort market forces with tariffs, subsidies, price controls and taxation, but the markets persist. A perfect example would be Prohibition. Sexual favors are … Continue reading
Polar Bears, Aristocrats. Oceans of Oil, Dogs & Cats
Thanksgiving 2009 Thanksgiving!!! In 2009 this humble writer has very, very much to be thankful for. Thanks for Dogs and Cats! Brilliant blue fall days, filled with crisp air and punctuated by a riot of yellow, gold, orange and crimson … Continue reading
Very Stimulating! Barak Wonder & the Corruptocrats
By EILEEN SULLIVAN and MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writers – Wed Aug 26, 2:45 pm ET WASHINGTON – A sleepy Montana checkpoint along the Canadian border that sees about three travelers a day will get $15 million under President Barack … Continue reading
Social Security Shrinking – Congress Fattens Up
US Taxpayer: Aug 23 09:51 PM US/Eastern By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Millions of older people face shrinking Social Security checks next year, the first time in a generation that payments would not rise. The trustees … Continue reading
Civil War In America?
Cracks are rapidly appearing in our American civil society. While unemployment soars into double digits and factories close, the banking industry enjoys record profits, after a taxpayer-funded bailout. Accounting fraud is not only rampant, it is the order of the … Continue reading
IOWAHAWK – Teddy’s Buoyant Health Care Plan
You Stay Here While I Swim and Get Us Some Universal Health Caren Special Guest Commentary by Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) The statistics are sobering: the cost of American heath care is rising almost as fast as the cold, … Continue reading